Davie Cooper Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: David Cooper
  • Born: February 25th, 1956 (Hamilton)
  • Died: March 23rd, 1995 (Glasgow)
  • Height: 5' 9
  • Position: Winger
  • Signed: May 16th, 1974
  • First Manager: Jack Steedman
  • Career Totals: 188 appearances, 46 goals
  • Also Played For: Motherwell, Rangers


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1994-95 28 (2) 4 1 0 26.7% 30.0% 43.3%
1993-94 16 (4) 0 5 0 25.0% 45.0% 30.0%
1976-77 57 14 1 0 56.1% 28.1% 15.8%
1975-76 50 23 0 0 62.0% 16.0% 22.0%
1974-75 29 (2) 5 0 0 51.6% 12.9% 35.5%
Totals: 180 (8) 46


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 07/02/95 3rd Round Replay vs. Hearts (A) 1 - 2
 01/02/95 3rd Round vs. Hearts (H) 1 - 1
 21/01/95 Division 1 vs. Dundee (H) 0 - 3
 14/01/95 Division 1 vs. Raith Rovers (A) 0 - 1
 31/12/94 Division 1 vs. Stranraer (H) 2 - 3

 Recent First Team Goals
 18/10/94 Semi Final vs. Airdrie (A) 1 - 3
 05/10/94 Quarter Final vs. Montrose (A) 2 - 1
 16/09/94 1st Round vs. Queen's Park (A) 5 - 0
 13/08/94 Division 1 vs. Stranraer (H) 2 - 0
 23/04/77 1st Division vs. Raith Rovers (H) 2 - 0

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 18/10/94 Semi Final vs. Airdrie (A)  1 - 3
 05/10/94 Quarter Final vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 1
 16/09/94 1st Round vs. Queen's Park (A)  5 - 0
 13/08/94 Division 1 vs. Stranraer (H)  2 - 0
 23/04/77 1st Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  2 - 0
 26/03/77 1st Division vs. Queen of South (H)  2 - 0
 02/03/77 1st Division vs. Airdrie (A)  2 - 0
 03/01/77 1st Division vs. Arbroath (H)  8 - 1
 03/01/77 1st Division vs. Arbroath (H)  8 - 1
 03/01/77 1st Division vs. Arbroath (H)  8 - 1
 04/12/76 1st Division vs. East Fife (A)  6 - 0
 19/10/76 Quarter Final 2nd Replay vs. Rangers (N)  1 - 2
 16/10/76 1st Division vs. Dundee (H)  2 - 1
 16/10/76 1st Division vs. Dundee (H)  2 - 1
 06/10/76 Quarter Final 2nd Leg vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 1
 25/09/76 1st Division vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 2
 22/09/76 Quarter Final 1st Leg vs. Rangers (A)  3 - 3
 04/09/76 1st Division vs. Arbroath (H)  3 - 0
 21/04/76 Quarter Final 1st Leg vs. East Fife (H)  1 - 0
 14/04/76 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Albion Rovers (H)  4 - 1
 10/04/76 Group 6 vs. Raith Rovers (A)  1 - 2
 03/04/76 Group 6 vs. Clyde (H)  3 - 0
 20/03/76 Group 6 vs. Queen of South (H)  4 - 0
 06/03/76 Group 6 vs. Clyde (A)  3 - 1
 06/03/76 Group 6 vs. Clyde (A)  3 - 1
 28/02/76 2nd Division vs. Forfar Ath (H)  2 - 0
 14/02/76 2nd Division vs. Albion Rovers (H)  2 - 2
 01/01/76 2nd Division vs. Stirling Albion (H)  1 - 0
 27/12/75 2nd Division vs. Queen's Park (A)  2 - 0
 27/12/75 2nd Division vs. Queen's Park (A)  2 - 0
 20/12/75 2nd Division vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  1 - 2
 22/11/75 2nd Division vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  3 - 1
 22/11/75 2nd Division vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  3 - 1
 22/11/75 2nd Division vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  3 - 1
 03/11/75 1st Round vs. Dumbarton (A)  1 - 1
 01/11/75 2nd Division vs. East Stirlingshire (H)  3 - 0
 25/10/75 2nd Division vs. Queen's Park (H)  1 - 1
 18/10/75 2nd Division vs. Stenhousemuir (H)  2 - 1
 11/10/75 2nd Division vs. Albion Rovers (A)  4 - 0
 01/09/75 Supplementary Round 1st Leg vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  2 - 0
 13/08/75 Group 7 vs. Berwick Rangers (H)  3 - 2
 26/04/75 Division 2 vs. Falkirk (H)  2 - 0
 29/03/75 Division 2 vs. Raith Rovers (H)  3 - 2
 18/01/75 Division 2 vs. Forfar Ath (A)  2 - 0
 04/01/75 2nd Round vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  2 - 0
 14/12/74 Division 2 vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  4 - 1

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 07/02/95 3rd Round Replay vs. Hearts (A)  1 - 2
 01/02/95 3rd Round vs. Hearts (H)  1 - 1
 21/01/95 Division 1 vs. Dundee (H)  0 - 3
 14/01/95 Division 1 vs. Raith Rovers (A)  0 - 1
 02/01/95 Division 1 vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 0
 31/12/94 Division 1 vs. Stranraer (H)  2 - 3
 26/12/94 Division 1 vs. Ayr Utd (A)  1 - 1
 03/12/94 Division 1 vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 1
 26/11/94 Division 1 vs. Airdrie (H)  0 - 1
 19/11/94 Division 1 vs. Raith Rovers (H)  0 - 3
 12/11/94 Division 1 vs. Dundee (A)  0 - 2
 05/11/94 Division 1 vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 4
 29/10/94 Division 1 vs. St Mirren (H)  1 - 1
 22/10/94 Division 1 vs. Stranraer (A)  1 - 0
 18/10/94 Semi Final vs. Airdrie (A)  1 - 3
 15/10/94 Division 1 vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  0 - 0
 08/10/94 Division 1 vs. Ayr Utd (H)  3 - 0
 05/10/94 Quarter Final vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 1
 01/10/94 Division 1 vs. St Johnstone (H)  0 - 0
 27/09/94 2nd Round vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  3 - 1
 24/09/94 Division 1 vs. Airdrie (A)  0 - 2
 16/09/94 1st Round vs. Queen's Park (A)  5 - 0
 10/09/94 Division 1 vs. Dundee (H)  5 - 2
 03/09/94 Division 1 vs. Raith Rovers (A)  1 - 1
 27/08/94 Division 1 vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 2
 20/08/94 Division 1 vs. Dunfermline (H)  0 - 1
 16/08/94 2nd Round vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 3
 13/08/94 Division 1 vs. Stranraer (H)  2 - 0
 06/08/94 Section A vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  1 - 1
 02/08/94 Section A vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  4 - 0
 14/05/94 Division 1 vs. Falkirk (H)  1 - 1
 07/05/94 Division 1 vs. Clyde (A)  1 - 1
 30/04/94 Division 1 vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 0
 26/04/94 Division 1 vs. Airdrie (A)  0 - 0
 02/04/94 Division 1 vs. Morton (A)  1 - 1
 29/03/94 Division 1 vs. Dunfermline (H)  0 - 1
 26/03/94 Division 1 vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 0
 22/03/94 Division 1 vs. Airdrie (H)  2 - 1
 19/03/94 Division 1 vs. Hamilton Accies (H)  3 - 2
 05/03/94 Division 1 vs. Brechin City (A)  1 - 0
 26/02/94 Division 1 vs. Stirling Albion (A)  2 - 1
 12/02/94 Division 1 vs. St Mirren (H)  0 - 3
 09/02/94 3rd Round Replay vs. Dundee (N)  1 - 2
 05/02/94 Division 1 vs. Morton (H)  0 - 0
 29/01/94 3rd Round vs. Dundee (H)  1 - 1
 22/01/94 Division 1 vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 2
 18/01/94 Division 1 vs. Dumbarton (A)  2 - 2
 15/01/94 Division 1 vs. Falkirk (A)  0 - 0
 08/01/94 Division 1 vs. Clyde (H)  0 - 2
 04/01/94 Division 1 vs. Ayr Utd (H)  0 - 2
 06/05/77 Final vs. Stirling Albion (A)  0 - 0
 30/04/77 1st Division vs. Falkirk (A)  4 - 2
 23/04/77 1st Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  2 - 0
 16/04/77 1st Division vs. Raith Rovers (A)  1 - 2
 12/04/77 1st Division vs. Dundee (A)  3 - 2
 09/04/77 1st Division vs. Morton (A)  2 - 2
 02/04/77 1st Division vs. Morton (H)  2 - 3
 26/03/77 1st Division vs. Queen of South (H)  2 - 0
 19/03/77 1st Division vs. Queen of South (A)  2 - 2
 12/03/77 1st Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  4 - 2
 07/03/77 1st Division vs. Hamilton Accies (H)  2 - 0
 05/03/77 1st Division vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 3
 02/03/77 1st Division vs. Airdrie (A)  2 - 0
 26/02/77 4th Round vs. Hearts (A)  0 - 1
 19/02/77 1st Division vs. Dundee (H)  3 - 0
 16/02/77 1st Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 0
 12/02/77 1st Division vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  2 - 0
 07/02/77 3rd Round replay vs. Hamilton Accies (H)  3 - 0
 05/02/77 1st Division vs. East Fife (H)  3 - 1
 02/02/77 3rd Round vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  0 - 0
 22/01/77 1st Division vs. Montrose (A)  3 - 3
 08/01/77 2nd round vs. Selkirk (H)  2 - 0
 03/01/77 1st Division vs. Arbroath (H)  8 - 1
 01/01/77 1st Division vs. Dumbarton (A)  1 - 1
 25/12/76 1st Division vs. St Mirren (H)  2 - 2
 22/12/76 1st Round vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  4 - 3
 15/12/76 Semi Final vs. East Stirlingshire (H)  4 - 0
 04/12/76 1st Division vs. East Fife (A)  6 - 0
 27/11/76 1st Division vs. Montrose (H)  1 - 2
 20/11/76 1st Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 0
 13/11/76 1st Division vs. Airdrie (H)  1 - 0
 06/11/76 1st Division vs. Arbroath (A)  2 - 0
 30/10/76 1st Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 0
 27/10/76 1st Division vs. Morton (A)  0 - 0
 23/10/76 1st Division vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 0
 19/10/76 Quarter Final 2nd Replay vs. Rangers (N)  1 - 2
 18/10/76 Quarter Final Replay vs. Rangers (A)  0 - 0
 16/10/76 1st Division vs. Dundee (H)  2 - 1
 09/10/76 1st Division vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  2 - 3
 06/10/76 Quarter Final 2nd Leg vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 1
 02/10/76 1st Division vs. East Fife (H)  2 - 1
 29/09/76 1st Division vs. Falkirk (H)  4 - 1
 25/09/76 1st Division vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 2
 22/09/76 Quarter Final 1st Leg vs. Rangers (A)  3 - 3
 18/09/76 1st Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  1 - 0
 15/09/76 1st Division vs. Queen of South (A)  2 - 1
 11/09/76 1st Division vs. Airdrie (A)  1 - 1
 07/09/76 1st Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  3 - 0
 04/09/76 1st Division vs. Arbroath (H)  3 - 0
 01/09/76 Group 8 vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  1 - 0
 28/08/76 Group 8 vs. Dunfermline (H)  2 - 0
 25/08/76 Group 8 vs. Queen of South (A)  4 - 1
 21/08/76 Group 8 vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 0
 18/08/76 Group 8 vs. Queen of South (H)  1 - 0
 14/08/76 Group 8 vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  0 - 1
 09/08/76 Preliminary Round 2nd Leg vs. Ayr Utd (H)  0 - 1
 07/08/76 Preliminary Round 1st Leg vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 0
 03/05/76 Final vs. Airdrie (N)  2 - 4
 28/04/76 Semi Final vs. Dumbarton (N)  3 - 1
 24/04/76 Quarter Final 2nd Leg vs. East Fife (A)  0 - 1
 21/04/76 Quarter Final 1st Leg vs. East Fife (H)  1 - 0
 17/04/76 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Albion Rovers (A)  0 - 2
 14/04/76 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Albion Rovers (H)  4 - 1
 10/04/76 Group 6 vs. Raith Rovers (A)  1 - 2
 06/04/76 2nd Division vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  0 - 0
 03/04/76 Group 6 vs. Clyde (H)  3 - 0
 27/03/76 Group 6 vs. Queen of South (A)  3 - 1
 20/03/76 Group 6 vs. Queen of South (H)  4 - 0
 13/03/76 Group 6 vs. Raith Rovers (H)  1 - 2
 06/03/76 Group 6 vs. Clyde (A)  3 - 1
 28/02/76 2nd Division vs. Forfar Ath (H)  2 - 0
 21/02/76 2nd Division vs. East Stirlingshire (A)  1 - 0
 14/02/76 2nd Division vs. Albion Rovers (H)  2 - 2
 07/02/76 2nd Division vs. Brechin City (A)  2 - 1
 31/01/76 2nd Division vs. Stranraer (H)  2 - 1
 10/01/76 2nd Round vs. Raith Rovers (A)  1 - 3
 03/01/76 2nd Division vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  1 - 1
 01/01/76 2nd Division vs. Stirling Albion (H)  1 - 0
 27/12/75 2nd Division vs. Queen's Park (A)  2 - 0
 20/12/75 2nd Division vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  1 - 2
 13/12/75 2nd Division vs. Meadowbank Th (H)  2 - 0
 06/12/75 2nd Division vs. Raith Rovers (A)  0 - 1
 29/11/75 2nd Division vs. Berwick Rangers (H)  0 - 1
 22/11/75 2nd Division vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  3 - 1
 15/11/75 2nd Division vs. Meadowbank Th (A)  0 - 0
 08/11/75 2nd Division vs. Forfar Ath (A)  2 - 0
 03/11/75 1st Round vs. Dumbarton (A)  1 - 1
 01/11/75 2nd Division vs. East Stirlingshire (H)  3 - 0
 25/10/75 2nd Division vs. Queen's Park (H)  1 - 1
 18/10/75 2nd Division vs. Stenhousemuir (H)  2 - 1
 11/10/75 2nd Division vs. Albion Rovers (A)  4 - 0
 04/10/75 2nd Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  1 - 1
 27/09/75 2nd Division vs. Berwick Rangers (A)  4 - 0
 24/09/75 Quarter Final 2nd Leg vs. Partick Th (H)  1 - 0
 20/09/75 2nd Division vs. Stranraer (A)  1 - 0
 13/09/75 2nd Division vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  3 - 0
 10/09/75 Quarter Final 1st Leg vs. Partick Th (A)  0 - 4
 06/09/75 2nd Division vs. Stirling Albion (A)  1 - 0
 03/09/75 Supplementary Round 2nd Leg vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  2 - 0
 01/09/75 Supplementary Round 1st Leg vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  2 - 0
 30/08/75 2nd Division vs. Brechin City (H)  3 - 0
 27/08/75 Group 7 vs. Arbroath (H)  1 - 0
 23/08/75 Group 7 vs. East Stirlingshire (A)  1 - 0
 20/08/75 Group 7 vs. Berwick Rangers (A)  1 - 0
 16/08/75 Group 7 vs. East Stirlingshire (H)  1 - 1
 13/08/75 Group 7 vs. Berwick Rangers (H)  3 - 2
 09/08/75 Group 7 vs. Arbroath (A)  0 - 4
 30/04/75 Division 2 vs. Berwick Rangers (H)  2 - 1
 26/04/75 Division 2 vs. Falkirk (H)  2 - 0
 12/04/75 Division 2 vs. Hamilton Accies (H)  1 - 0
 05/04/75 Division 2 vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  3 - 0
 29/03/75 Division 2 vs. Raith Rovers (H)  3 - 2
 22/03/75 Division 2 vs. Albion Rovers (H)  2 - 0
 15/03/75 Division 2 vs. East Stirlingshire (A)  0 - 1
 08/03/75 Division 2 vs. Stirling Albion (H)  0 - 0
 01/03/75 Division 2 vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 2
 22/02/75 Division 2 vs. Queen's Park (H)  2 - 1
 15/02/75 4th Round vs. Celtic (A)  1 - 4
 08/02/75 Division 2 vs. Montrose (A)  1 - 1
 01/02/75 Division 2 vs. Brechin City (H)  3 - 1
 28/01/75 3rd Round vs. Dunfermline (H)  2 - 1
 18/01/75 Division 2 vs. Forfar Ath (A)  2 - 0
 11/01/75 Division 2 vs. East Fife (A)  0 - 1
 04/01/75 2nd Round vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  2 - 0
 30/12/74 Division 2 vs. Meadowbank Th (A)  0 - 1
 28/12/74 Division 2 vs. Queen of South (H)  3 - 1
 21/12/74 Division 2 vs. Falkirk (A)  1 - 0
 14/12/74 Division 2 vs. Alloa Athletic (H)  4 - 1
 07/12/74 Division 2 vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  1 - 0
 30/11/74 Division 2 vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  2 - 1
 09/11/74 Division 2 vs. East Stirlingshire (H)  0 - 3
 02/11/74 Division 2 vs. Stirling Albion (A)  3 - 3
 26/10/74 Division 2 vs. St Mirren (H)  0 - 0
 21/09/74 Division 2 vs. East Fife (H)  0 - 1
 04/09/74 Division 2 vs. Stranraer (H)  0 - 3
 31/08/74 Division 2 vs. Queen of South (A)  0 - 3
 28/08/74 Group 7 vs. Airdrie (H)  1 - 2
 10/08/74 Group 7 vs. Airdrie (A)  0 - 4


Biography

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Debut (as sub)

August 10th, 1974
Airdrieonians 4 - 0 Clydebank

League Cup (Group 7)

Full Debut

August 28th, 1974
Clydebank 1 - 2 Airdrieonians

League Cup (Group 7)


International Career (Scotland)

Caps: 22

Goals: 6

International Debut: September 12th, 1979 v. Peru

Cooper made his international debut for Scotland under-21s in the 1976–77 season in a 0–0 draw versus the Czech Republic in Pilsen.[6] He won another three caps that season, versus Wales, Switzerland and England.

Cooper's debut for the full national side was on 12 September 1979 in a 1–1 draw in a friendly with Peru at Hampden Park. He played for the national team again the following month in a 1–1 draw at home to Austria in the Euro 1980 qualifiers, but after that he wasn't capped again for over four years. Cooper returned to the national team on 28 February 1984, scoring against Wales in a 2–1 Home Championship win, and was on the scoresheet for Scotland again later in the year in a 6–1 friendly win over Yugoslavia.

Cooper became a regular in the Scotland team and prior to the 1986 World Cup Finals, played in 11 consecutive games. He played in the crucial match against Wales at Ninian Park, coming on as substitute for Gordon Strachan and scoring an equalising penalty, which was instrumental in Scotland's ultimately successful World Cup qualifying campaign. Cooper also scored in a 2–0 win against Australia in the last qualification play-off, and made two appearances in the Finals in Mexico.

Cooper scored his final two goals (from six in total) for the Scottish senior side on 12 November 1986 in a 3–0 home win over Luxembourg in the Euro 88 qualifiers. He was capped twice for Scotland as a Motherwell player, the last of his 22 caps earned on 16 May 1990 in a friendly against Egypt at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, which the Egyptians won 3–1.[7] An injury precluded him from being selected for the Scotland squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Davie was born on this date in Hamilton.

    Saturday, February 25th, 1956

  • Signed For Clydebank

    Thursday, May 16th, 1974

  • First Team Debut

    Airdrie 4 - 0 Clydebank
    League Cup (Group 7)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, August 10th, 1974

  • League Debut

    Queen of South 3 - 0 Clydebank
    League (Division 2)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, August 31st, 1974

  • First Goal

    Clydebank 4 - 1 Alloa Athletic
    League (Division 2)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, December 14th, 1974

  • 50th Appearance

    Clydebank 1 - 1 Queen's Park
    League (2nd Division)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, October 25th, 1975

  • 50th League Appearance

    East Stirlingshire 0 - 1 Clydebank
    League (2nd Division)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, February 21st, 1976

  • 100th Appearance

    Hamilton Accies 3 - 2 Clydebank
    League (1st Division)

    Match Report to Follow...

    Saturday, October 9th, 1976

  • Left the Club


    Davie signed for Rangers for a fee of £100,000

    Wednesday, June 8th, 1977

  • International Debut


    Davie earned his first International cap for Scotland, playing against Peru.

    Wednesday, September 12th, 1979

  • Signed For Clydebank


    Davie joined the club on a free transfer from Motherwell.

    Monday, December 27th, 1993

  • 100th League Appearance

    Clydebank 3 - 2 Hamilton Accies
    League (Division 1)

    Saturday, March 19th, 1994

  • Last Goal

    Airdrie 3 - 1 Clydebank
    Challenge Cup (Semi Final)

    Tuesday, October 18th, 1994

  • Last Appearance

    Hearts 2 - 1 Clydebank
    Scottish Cup (3rd Round Replay)

    Tuesday, February 7th, 1995

  • Left the Club


    Davie tragically died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage whilst still a player at the club.

    Thursday, March 23rd, 1995